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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks on as parliamentarians chant in support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Tehran on February 1.

Trump says US talking with ‘respected’ figure in Iran. It may be a war veteran with a record of suppressing dissent

By Tim Lister, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian official talked of as a potential interlocutor with the Trump administration once boasted that he personally beat protesters as a young police commander in the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, has never been shy about his role in suppressing challenges

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5 things to know for March 24: ICE at airports, Runway collision, Iran war, Oil prices, Mail-in ballots

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Nearly all of the fruits and vegetables on this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list tested positive for pesticides, including “forever chemicals” that can take decades to completely break down in the environment. It’s a concerning glimpse of what may be lingering on your favorite produce — and a reminder to consider organic

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Federal immigration agents are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday.

ICE is at airports during the travel chaos: What agents are and aren’t doing

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Across some of the nation’s busiest airports this week, groups of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents surveyed what felt like never-ending security lines, some directing confused travelers or handing out water, while others stood silently with their thumbs tucked into the sides of their tactical vests. Painful travel delays

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An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck (L) at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Fire truck in LaGuardia runway collision had no transponder, limiting tower’s ability to track it, NTSB says

By Zoe Sottile, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A fire truck involved in the fatal collision with an Air Canada plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport was not equipped with a transponder — technology that helps air traffic controllers identify and track vehicles on the airfield — the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

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An Air Canada jet and Port Authority fire truck sit on the runway at LaGuardia Airport

A visual timeline of the collision between an Air Canada plane and firetruck at LaGuardia Airport

By Sharif Paget, Aaron Cooper, Soph Warnes, Alex Leeds Matthews, Gillian Roberts, Curt Merrill, Byron Manley, CNN NEW YORK CITY (CNN) — American and Canadian investigators have launched an investigation at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after an Air Canada plane collided with a firetruck just after landing Sunday night. The pilot and copilot were killed,

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5 things to know for March 23: LaGuardia Airport collision, DHS shutdown, Grocery prices, Iran war, Antisemitic attack

By Alexandra Banner, CNN ICE agents will deploy to some airports today to assist with crowd management and support TSA operations, President Donald Trump said. This comes as many travelers are facing long, winding security lines across the US during the partial government shutdown. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

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Debris hangs from a damaged Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck while landing Monday night at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

2 killed, dozens injured after Air Canada flight hits fire truck on runway at LaGuardia Airport, official says

CNN By Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, Lex Harvey, Shimon Prokupecz, Gloria Pazmino, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the flight’s pilot and copilot, injuring dozens and temporarily shutting down the the New York area’s third-busiest airport, officials said.

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